Thanks to its prominence as a major medical center, excellent health care is available in Boston. Emergency care is available at Brigham and Women's Hospital (75 Francis St. Phone 617-732-5500. http://www.brighamandwomens.org), Children's Hospital (300 Longwood Ave. Phone 617-355-6000. http://www.childrenshospital.org) and Massachusetts General Hospital, also known as "Mass General," at 55 Fruit St. Phone 617-726-2000. http://www.massgeneral.org. In a medical emergency, dial 911.
Massachusetts General Hospital's Medical Walk-in Clinic provides care for illnesses that are not life-threatening. Phone 617-726-2707. http://www.massgeneral.org/medwalk.
Pharmacies, including the nationwide CVS chain, are conveniently located all over the city. The CVS near Massachusetts General Hospital, 155 Charles St., is open daily 24 hours (phone 617-523-1028), as are the Copley Square CVS, 587 Boylston St., (phone 617-437-8414) and a Cambridge CVS at 35 White St. (phone 617-876-5519).
